
Gaurav Tandon is a 34 year old professional working with Datacraft Asia (a private IT firm) in Mumbai, India. His small family comprises wife, a 6 year old son. He has two elder sisters both are happily married and a brother who is serving as Captain in the Indian Army.
Gaurav was detected with AML (a type of Blood Cancer) in November 2008. He has responded well to chemotherapy, but must get a Bone Marrow Transplant as the only possibility for a cure. Unfortunately the HLA typing test of his siblings is negative. Doctors have therefore strongly recommended a Non-Related Allogenic transplant. Since such transplantations are rarely performed in India, there is a high chance that we have to take him to places like Singapore, UK or the USA.
The estimated cost of the treatment in Singapore and UK is around 1.5 Crore Indian Rupees (around US$ 333,000), whereas in the US is around of 2 Crore Indian Rupees (around US$ 444,000).
As the estimated cost for the treatment is huge, his family requires financial assistance.
More details can be found at - http://www.helpgaurav.com/
AN APPEAL
Let us all come together to help Gaurav. Together we can reach out to our communities and remind them that we - members of Gaurav's family, community and country have a responsibility to help. Let us all remember that Gaurav is also a son, a brother, a father and a husband. We should all see ourselves in Gaurav and realize that he deserves the same support we would wish for member of our own family or even ourselves.
A JOURNEY OF THOUSAND MILES MUST BEGIN WITH A SINGLE STEP.
Let us all pray for his health and speedy recovery. Please check the update section of the website for the status of Gaurav's current medical condition.
How can YOU help
East, Mumbai - 400101, India. You can avail tax benefit in India if you donate through CPAA (www.cpaaindia.org).
Spread the word and request people to donate money. Please help him
Pass on any relevant or helpful information regarding organizations which donate funds to cancer patients. You can email us at reply_gt@yahoo.com.
Volunteer to raise funds and to run donor drives.
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